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The Storage Interface mod is supposed to make item storing easier.
It's a simple and lightweight mod and it should be an alternative for MicroExpansion or Holostorage.



License: GPL-3.0
Dependencies: default (technic_chests?, pipeworks?, connected_chests?)
Download: zip, tar.gz
Github: storage_interface

Pipeworks note: Currently you can pipe items into the storage interface but you can't pipe them out because of the pipeworks api.

How to use it:

1. Place the Storage Interface next to your chests. (The chests have to border on each other. If they don't you can connect them with Storage Connectors. )
2. Right click the Storage Interface. That's it.

If you want to change the destination of your items you can use the Sorting Filter Inscribing Tool.

Whoa! This looks amazing!

ExeterDad wrote:Whoa! This looks amazing!

Thank you. :D

This looks really nice!

Have you considered trying unicode symbols for the navigation? Not sure how well they'll display in the game.

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rubenwardy wrote:This looks really nice!

Have you considered trying unicode symbols for the navigation? Not sure how well they'll display in the game.

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No the default fonts don't support this letters, maybe I will add icons.

Update: Now you can add all stored items in one chest to your sorting filter with one click.

Nice!
But a bit cheaty…

While in MC that was possible ages ago with refined storage and AE seeing something like that in minetest is ground breaking for me, my suggestions are posted on github (especially about UI).

Wow! This looks nice!

One question, do those numbers under the stacks mean how many stacks there are?

BBmine wrote:Wow! This looks nice!

One question, do those numbers under the stacks mean how many stacks there are?

No, they show you the count of your items.

cx384 wrote:

BBmine wrote:Wow! This looks nice!

One question, do those numbers under the stacks mean how many stacks there are?

No, they show you the count of your items.

So, for the first slot, there are 3366 cobblestone? Not 99?

Devy wrote:

cx384 wrote:

BBmine wrote:Wow! This looks nice!

One question, do those numbers under the stacks mean how many stacks there are?

No, they show you the count of your items.

So, for the first slot, the are 3366 cobblestone? Not 99?

Yes I think so

found this it is AMAZING and it gets better... it...stores...META DATA

well I guess that's not much of a surprise seeing as its only a central hub for the chests not a chest it self like the micro expansion minetest mod but still AMAZING

your mods make my mods look like those little 10 second 2mph baby roller coasters at amusement parks
truly great

created a giant chest like the minecraft giant chests mod

10X10X10
massive lag spikes when placing down new chests and takes like 10-15 seconds to open but its awesome

https://imgur.com/WmrV0W7

how much it can hold
https://imgur.com/AWMKauB

is this number the number of items it can hold or the number of stacks?
cause if its items then micro expansion beats this mod for most storage accessible in 1 block with a slight modification of adding another teir or 2 of drives

RSLRedstonier wrote: is this number the number of items it can hold or the number of stacks?

It's the number of stacks, because it represents the quantity of available slots in all connected chests.
The storage can hold 89.910 tools, 8.901.090 items with stack_max = 99 or 5.892.251.850 items if stack_max = -1.

cx384 wrote: It's the number of stacks, because it represents the quantity of available slots in all connected chests.
The storage can hold 89.910 tools, 8.901.090 items with stack_max = 99 or 5.892.251.850 items if stack_max = -1.

wow that's a lot ty

I was developing the same idea ;-; Rip Sires' mod

I dun care I'll keep developing it and publish it

I think I may have been able to improve this mod slightly simply replace the node def for the storage interface connector with this
now the storage connector looks like a cable and will visually connect to any thing with the group tag group:storage_interface_connect also will visually connect to wood chests gold iron and copper chests and the storage interface itself
this modification is not a necessity but it makes it look cooler

RSLRedstonier wrote:I think I may have been able to improve this mod slightly simply replace the node def for the storage interface connector with this

Code: Select all

local size = 2/16
minetest.register_node("storage_interface:storage_connector", {
	description = "Storage Connector",
	tiles = {"default_chest_top.png^storage_interface_connector.png"},
	groups = {choppy = 2, oddly_breakable_by_hand = 2, wood = 1,storage_interface_connect = 1},
	is_ground_content = false,
	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
	drawtype = "nodebox",
  node_box = {
    type = "connected",
		fixed          = {-size, -size, -size, size,  size, size},
		connect_top    = {-size, -size, -size, size,  0.5,  size}, -- y+
		connect_bottom = {-size, -0.5,  -size, size,  size, size}, -- y-
		connect_front  = {-size, -size, -0.5,  size,  size, size}, -- z-
		connect_back   = {-size, -size,  size, size,  size, 0.5 }, -- z+
		connect_left   = {-0.5,  -size, -size, size,  size, size}, -- x-
		connect_right  = {-size, -size, -size, 0.5,   size, size}, -- x+
  },
  connects_to = {"storage_interface:storage_interface","group:storage_interface_connect","default:chest","default:chest_open","default:chest_locked","default:chest_locked_open","technic:iron_chest","technic:iron_locked_chest","technic:copper_chest","technic:copper_locked_chest","technic:gold_chest","technic:gold_locked_chest"},
})

now the storage connector looks like a cable and will visually connect to any thing with the group tag group:storage_interface_connect also will visually connect to wood chests gold iron and copper chests and the storage interface itself
this modification is not a necessity but it makes it look cooler

Nice, do you want to send me a pull request on github or do you want me to do this?

Update: storage connectors/storage cables lock better now (thanks to RSLRedstonier)
But I guess nobody is using them.

cx384 wrote:Update: storage connectors/storage cables lock better now (thanks to RSLRedstonier)

tbh the node box I took from technic wires

RSLRedstonier wrote:

cx384 wrote:Update: storage connectors/storage cables lock better now (thanks to RSLRedstonier)

tbh the node box I took from technic wires

Well the node box is nothing special (e.g. pipeworks is using this too), but you got the idea to use this for the storage connector, so the credit belongs to you.

cx384 wrote:

RSLRedstonier wrote:

cx384 wrote:Update: storage connectors/storage cables lock better now (thanks to RSLRedstonier)

tbh the node box I took from technic wires

Well the node box is nothing special (e.g. pipeworks is using this too), but you got the idea to use this for the storage connector, so the credit belongs to you.

oh ok YAY I actually did something!

Hmm I wonder, it might not be possible as storage draws use objects instead of an inventory, but do you think you could possibly modify this code to make a second storage interface that works with drawers? maybe even make that block able to connect to the main storage interface

edit- if you do find a way please let it support the fork of storage drawers that has upgrades for the drawers